Mass. Education Chief Recommends Adding Charter Seats

February 17, 2016Peter Balonon-RoseLearning Lab

The state education commissioner will recommend two new charter schools and over 1,500 new seats at existing ones.

Mitchell Chester, commissioner of elementary and secondary education, announced Tuesday that he will advise the state board of education to approve new charter schools in Springfield and Brockton, plus the expansion of five existing charter schools, including four in Boston.